| Description |
xix, 187 p. : ill., maps. |
| Series |
Environmental history and the American South |
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Environmental history and the American South.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : nineteenth-century ideas of nature and their role in Civil War strategy -- Hostile territory : Union operations along the Lower Mississippi, 1862-1863 -- Broken country : Union campaigns at and around Vicksburg, 1863 -- Ravaged ground : Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864 -- Devoured land : Sherman's Georgia and Carolina campaigns, 1864-1865 -- Conclusion : making a desert and calling it peace. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Philosophy of nature -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Strategy -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Environmental aspects.
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Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780820329857 (cloth alk. paper) |
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0820329851 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780820342498 (pbk. alk. paper) |
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0820342491 (pbk. alk. paper) |
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9780820343839 (electronic bk.) |
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